tinyurl.com This time, the chatty Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver took some playful shots at Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis during an entertaining conference call with the New York media Wednesday. “Darrelle Revis couldn’t cover me in a brown paper bag on a corner of a Manhattan street inside a phone booth,” Ochocinco said after asking if everyone had their recorders on. “It’s impossible.” Revis, selected as a Pro Bowl starter Tuesday, was sent home from practice with an illness and was unavailable to respond to Ochocinco’s latest swipes. Jets coach Rex Ryan was asked if Revis might have Ochocinco fever. “I doubt that,” Ryan said with a grin. “I like him, like the way he plays and all that. Hope he doesn’t play this week, but anytime we play him, he’s always got comments. I think it’s good, good for the game.” Ochocinco and Revis, who consider each other friends, are expected to be matched up during the game Sunday night, but it’s uncertain for how long. The AFC North champion Bengals might not have much to play for by the time the game starts, although the Jets need to win to make the playoffs. Ochocinco said he has called Bengals coach Marvin Lewis “at least 20 times” to see how much the starters are playing and insists he told him the team is “playing to win.” “I said, ‘OK, you get me excited and try to pull me out of the game, I’m not coming out. I will force you to use every timeout just to get me off the field,’” Ochocinco said. “That’s what I plan to do, I’m not …
This is a Medley Song from the movie Saturday Night Fever. Recollect John Travolta’s famous dance “You should be dancing …. Yeahhhhh” and his famous pose with the hand up in that White Dress Suit. (Video Response is for the song More Than A Woman) Saturday Night Fever (1977) The story is based upon a 1976 New York magazine article by British writer Nik Cohn, “Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night.” In the late-1990s, Cohn acknowledged that the article had been fabricated. A newcomer to the United States and a stranger to the disco lifestyle, Cohn was unable to make any sense of the subculture he had been assigned to write about. The characters who became Tony Manero and his friends were based on Mods, an English youth movement that also placed great importance on music, clothes and dancing. The film also showcased aspects of the music, the dancing, and the subculture surrounding the disco era: symphony-orchestrated melodies, haute-couture styles of clothing, pre AIDS sexual promiscuity, and graceful choreography. A huge commercial success, the movie significantly helped to popularize disco music around the world and made Travolta, already well known from his role on TV’s Welcome Back, Kotter, a household name. The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, featuring disco songs by the Bee Gees, is the best selling soundtrack of all time. The film is the first example of cross-media marketing, with the tie-in soundtrack’s single being used to help promote the film before its …
When you are trying to choose a DPS spec for your DK there are several choices you can make. One thing to know is that all 3 Talent Trees are viable. You really only need to break them down when you start to raid, that’s when it will matter.
Unholy is overall the best choice especially if there isn’t another DK in the raid. The reason for this is the talent “Ebon Plaguebringer”. This ability is applied to your target with crypt fever and causes a +13% increase in magic damage for the entire raid. Not only that but it can be spread with pestilence to any other target. This is similar to the warlock curse of the elements. However, your debuff is along with your usual rotation as curse of the elements has to use an extra global and it can only be applied to one target at a time.
All 3 specs are viable but Frost and Unholy currently do quite a bit more damage than Blood. Frost at the moment does a little more single target damage than Unholy. So if your raid already has an Unholy DK and you want to go frost, by all mean. But, if that Unholy isn’t there one of those weeks, you might wish you went unholy . The difference in the DPS is marginal really, but to each their own.
The Benefits of Taking Unholy
-Out of the 3, It has the best AOE hands down. -Ebon Plague, extremely nice and wanted raid abilitiy. -You have nice Survivability when you use Bone Shield correctly.
Consider the raids needs before yours and you will go a long way. Honestly, if you really want to Dual Wield Frost no one should stop you, but if your on the fence, then there is no question, go unholy!
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We are very familiar with Facebook and its features; actually the addiction fever of Facebook is now on the user nerves. It is the connection that imports real-time interaction with external user base integration through countless websites. Facebook in some cases overtake search traffic as the single biggest source that attract traffic from shared links, photos, and videos. On its own 5 billion pieces of content are shared on Facebook every week by exceeding user base of its interface.
Due to low bandwidth in certain areas and customer easy handling, “Facebook Lite”, as the name suggests, a scaled down version of regular Facebook was introduced, where the official literature stated as it was designed to “help you keep in touch with your friends more quickly and easily.” The version certainly has a cleaner and simpler appearance, which provides for greater focus on posts. The improved placement of the “Profile”, “Info”,”Chat” and “Inbox” buttons – top, center and bold is also admirable!
Nevertheless, I recommend comparing both through going to the “Default Site” page that let me able to choose between regular Facebook and Facebook Lite. Regardless of whether to choose regular or lite, I suggest a blue bar will appear at the top of your Facebook that enables you to switch back and forth between the two versions.
Simply, people are not satisfied using social networking tools when only sitting in front of a computer screen, but would rather use them to augment reality wherever they go to enhance in-person experiences. The social network is quietly rolling out a pair of beta services — Facebook Lite and Facebook Classic – let the users select each opt to the design of your choice. The users will be able to select the Facebook interface that they’re most comfortable with intent to both response to user feedback and adaptation in the product for different usage models and forward-looking feature opportunities”. Facebook “Classic” has a lot of navigational elements and more data that make the site cluttered, in comparison to Facebook “Lite”.
Dengue fever (DF), a benign acute febrile syndrome, has been called the most vital mosquito-transmitted viral disease. It is caused by one of four closely related virus serotypes (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4), of the genus Flavivirus. Each serotype is antigenically distinct, so there is no cross-protection, and epidemics caused by multiple serotypes (hyperendemicity) can occur. The infectious disease is transmitted to humans by the bite of mosquitoes, most commonly Aedes aegypti. Dengue disease is sometimes called break-bone fever because it causes severe joint and muscle pain that feels like bones are breaking.
How is Dengue fever transmitted?
Dengue viruses are transmitted to humans (host) through the bites of the female striped Aedes aegypti mosquito (vector). This variety of mosquito breeds easily during the rainy seasons but can flourish in peridomestic fresh water, e.g. water that is stored in plastic bags, cans, flowerpots and old tires. The dengue virus is transmitted to its host during probing and blood feeding.
Causes
Dengue fever is caused by several related viruses (four different arboviruses). It is spread by the bite of mosquitoes, most commonly the mosquito Aedes aegypti, which found in tropic and subtropic regions. This includes parts of:
· Southeast Asia
· Indonesian archipelago into northeastern Australia
· Sub-Saharan Africa
Signs and Symptoms
Dengue fever usually starts suddenly with a high fever, rash, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, and muscle and joint pain. The severity of the joint pain has given dengue the name “breakbone fever.” Nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite are common. A rash usually appears 3 to 4 days after the start of the fever. The illness can last up to 10 days, but complete recovery can take as long as a month. Older children and adults are usually sicker than young children.
More severe illness may occur in some people. These people may be experiencing dengue fever for the first time. However, in some cases a person may have already had dengue fever at one time, recovered, and then is reinfected with the virus. In these cases, the first infection teaches the immune system to recognize the presence of the arbovirus. When the immune cells encounter the virus during later infections, the immune system over-reacts. These types of illnesses, called dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) or dengue shock syndrome (DSS), involve more severe symptoms.
A fever occurs in nearly all dengue infections in children; the other most common symptoms are a red throat, a (usually mild) runny nose, cough, and mild gastrointestinal symptoms which of course may present similar to pharyngitis, influenza, and upper respiratory infections.
The dengue virus causes the blood vessels to swell and leak, creating small purple colored spots on the skin, called petechiae. The skin may appear bruised in areas where the bleeding is worse. Bleeding into the stomach causes severe abdominal pains and vomiting of a black, grainy substance that looks like coffee grounds. This severe bleeding, called hemorrhaging, occurs when the blood runs out of clotting factors.
Prevention of dengue fever is the key to staying healthy when traveling to high risk areas. Wear long-sleeved clothing and use insect repellent faithfully. Employ mosquito netting around sleep and lounging areas and avoid going out at night and just before dawn. Staying in air conditioned or screened in areas is optimal. Preventative measures goes a long way in preventing the contraction of dengue fever or any other tropical disease.
Dengue fever is a flu-like illness spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. One major difference, however, is that malaria is often eradicated in major cities, whereas dengue is often found in urban areas of developed tropical nations, including singapore, taiwan, indonesia, and brazil. Caused by one of four closely related virus serotypes of the genus flavivirus, family flaviviridae, each serotype is sufficiently different that there is no cross-protection and epidemics caused by multiple serotypes can occur. Dengue is transmitted to humans by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which feeds during the day. The mosquito flourishes during rainy seasons but can breed in water-filled flower pots, plastic bags, and cans year round. One mosquito bite can inflict the disease. Dengue fever is common and may be increasing in Southeast Asia.
Dengue fever should not be confused with Dengue hemorrhagic fever, which is a separate disease and frequently deadly. An infected person cannot spread the infection to other persons but can be a source of dengue virus for mosquitoes for about 6 days. Dengue viral infections frequently are not apparent. Classic dengue primarily occurs in nonimmune, nonindigenous adults and children. All ages are susceptible. In endemic areas, a high prevalence of immunity in adults may limit outbreaks to children. Persons who were previously infected with one or more types of dengue virus are thought to be at greater risk for developing dengue hemorrhagic fever if infected again. Clothing, mosquito repellent, and netting can help reduce exposure to mosquitoes. Traveling during periods of minimal mosquito activity can also be helpful.
Dengue fever is manifested by an abrupt onslaught of fever, with serious worry, muscle and multilateral pains and rashes. The dengue rash is characteristically sunny crimson petechiae and normally appears best on the lower limbs and the chest, in some patients, it spreads to wrap most of the system. There may too be gastritis with some combination of associated abdominal pain, sickness, vomiting or diarrhoea. The glands (lymph nodes) in the neck and groin are frequently bloated. Fever and new signs of dengue last for two to four days, followed by speedy fall in temperature with profuse perspiration. This precedes a period with natural temperature and a sense of welfare that lasts about a day. This kind of the disease normally occurs in children experiencing their second dengue transmission. It is sometimes deadly, particularly in children and inexperienced adults.
The diagnosis of dengue is usually made clinically. Because dengue is caused by a virus, there is no specific medicine or antibiotic to treat it. For typical dengue, the treatment is purely concerned with relief of the symptoms. The mainstay of treatment is supportive therapy. Acetaminophen products are recommended for managing fever. Acetylsalicyclic acid (aspirin) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (such as ibuprofen) should be avoided because of their anticoagulant properties. For severe dengue symptoms, including shock and coma, early and aggressive emergency treatment with fluid and electrolyte replacement can be lifesaving. Supplementation with intravenous fluids may be necessary to prevent dehydration and significant concentration of the blood if the patient is unable to maintain oral intake. Patients should receive instead paracetamol preparations to deal with these symptoms if dengue is suspected.
Dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are acute febrile diseases, found in the tropics and Africa, and caused by four closely related virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae.The geographical spread is similar to malaria, but unlike malaria, dengue is often found in urban areas of tropical nations, including Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, India and Brazil. Each serotype is sufficiently different that there is no cross-protection and epidemics caused by multiple serotypes (hyperendemicity) can occur. Dengue is transmitted to humans by the Aedes aegypti (rarely Aedes albopictus) mosquito, which feeds during the day.
Dengue (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are caused by one of four closely related, but antigenically distinct, virus serotypes (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4), of the genus Flavivirus. Infection with one of these serotypes provides immunity to only that serotype for life, so persons living in a dengue-endemic area can have more than one dengue infection during their lifetime. DF and DHF are primarily diseases of tropical and sub tropical areas, and the four different dengue serotypes are maintained in a cycle that involves humans and the Aedes mosquito. However, Aedes aegypti, a domestic, day-biting mosquito that prefers to feed on humans, is the most common Aedes species. Infections produce a spectrum of clinical illness ranging from a nonspecific viral syndrome to severe and fatal hemorrhagic disease.
Dengue hemorrhagic fever is a more severe form of the viral illness. Manifestations include headache, fever, rash, and evidence of hemorrhage in the body. Petechiae (small red or purple blisters under the skin), bleeding in the nose or gums, black stools, or easy bruising are all possible signs of hemorrhage. This form of dengue fever can be life-threatening or even fatal.
Signs and Symptoms of Dengue Fever
Infection with the dengue virus may be subclinical (no apparent symptoms) or may cause illness ranging from a mild fever to a severe, even fatal condition, ie.dengue haemorrhagic fever or dengue shock syndrome.
Fever and other signs of dengue last for two to four days, followed by rapid drop in temperature (defervescence) with profuse sweating. This precedes a period with normal temperature and a sense of well-being that lasts about a day. A second rapid rise in temperature follows. A characteristic rash appears along with the fever and spreads from the extremities to cover the entire body except the face. The palms and soles may be bright red and swollen.
A flat, red rash may appear over most of the body early during the fever. A second rash, measles-like in appearance, appears later in the disease. Infected people may have increased skin sensitivity and are very uncomfortable.
The classic dengue fever lasts about six to seven days, with a smaller peak of fever at the trailing end of the fever (the so-called “biphasic pattern”). Clinically, the platelet count will drop until the patient’s temperature is normal.
Basically, dengue commences with high fever and other signs as listed above for 2 to 4 days. Then, the temperature drops rapidly and intense sweating takes place. After about a day with normal temperature and a feeling of well-being, the temperature rises abruptly again. Rashes (small red bumps) show up on the arms, legs and the entire body simultaneously along with fever. However, rashes rarely occur on the face. The palms of the hands and soles of the feet may be swollen and bright red.
The economy has gotten us all down, even large companies, like manufacturing, construction, even companies like egg companies! The economy forces the companies to lay off workers, even critical workers such as security inspectors! This is most likely the cause behind the massive 228 million egg recall by Wright County Egg in Galt, Iowa, recall. The eggs may have been distributed from Iowa, but consumers around the States have reported recalls in their area. For instance, we’ve even received several reports of incidents from Washington!
Salmonella is a very dangerous disease, and can cause a lot of trouble if not treated soon. Salmonella can actually survive for weeks while living out of a living body. It can be transferred through animals, humans, and even food.
The eggs were shipped to 17 different states, total. Those states include: California, Arizona, Missouri, Minnesota, Texas, Georgia, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, Iowa, Illinois, Utah, Nebraska, Arkansas, Wisconsin and Oklahoma.
So far, the Salmonella outbreak has only affected people on four different states, but health officials believe there will be a lot more outbreaks.
Leading the amount of most illnesses, is California with 266 illnesses since June. The state believes that most of them had to do with the tainted eggs. 26 people were infected at one diner Wisconsin. One of the diners who got sick has filed a lawsuit, no word on how that lawsuit is faring.
Salmonella is the most common form of food poisoning, and is 20% of all the food outbreaks worldwide. You should watch for these symptoms if you believe you may have eaten the infected eggs:
The glamour and glitz of Tinseltown hit the French Riviera this week as the 61st Cannes Film Festival began.
The next 12 days will be full of A-listers, wannabes and executives schmoozing, posing and partying at the film industry’s most famous and prestigious event. There will also be a good deal of serious film viewing and reviewing.
This year’s festival is showcasing South American film and promises something for everyone, from dark independent European tales and quirky animation to good old-fashioned blockbusting Hollywood adventure.
Over 33,000 industry professionals will be in Cannes to see 22 movies fight it out for the coveted Palme d’Or for best film which is awarded on the final day, 25 May. Other awards in the motion picture competition include the Grand Prix, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Actor.
The main competition opens with Brazilian entry Blindness, directed by Fernando Meirelles who also directed City of God. It stars Julianne Moore and Gael Garcia Bernal caught up in a global blindness epidemic.
More big names in the feature film competition include Angelina Jolie in Clint Eastwood’s Changeling, Benicio del Toro in Steven Soderbergh’s Che, Gwyneth Paltrow and Joaquin Phoenix in James Gray’s Two Lovers and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York.
Matteo Garrone, Paolo Sorrentino and Ari Folman are some of the less mainstream directors competing for the big awards.
There are also competition prizes for new talent (Un Certain Regard), film school entries (Cinefondation) and short films. In addition, the festival features special screenings and out of competition showings.
This year the return of the well-preserved Harrison Ford as archaeologist-adventurer Indiana Jones is grabbing the headlines in the latter category. The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is directed, as ever, by Steven Spielberg. Jack Black, Woody Allen and Robert de Niro are all involved in Out of Competition films too.
Madonna, Diego Maradona and Mike Tyson are just a few of the celebrities expected to strut their stuff on the Croisette, Cannes’ main thoroughfare, during the next two weeks.
Britain is represented at the festival by first-time director Steve McQueen who opens the Un Certain Regard competition with his portrayal of the last six weeks in the life of Bobby Sands. The IRA hunger striker died in 1981 after 66 days without food. The short film category features a film made by English artist Sam Taylor-Wood and executive-produced by the late Anthony Minghella.
The juries for each competition category include international film actors, directors, writers, technicians, critics and journalists depending on the award. This year’s feature film jury is led by American actor-director Sean Penn and includes US actress Natalie Portman and Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron.
Last year Cristian Mungiu won the feature film Palme d’Or with 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.
The Cannes Film Festival may be a private, invitation-only affair but even we mere mortals can enjoy the unique atmosphere of the resort. EasyJet flies to Nice from London and most regional airports. UK travellers based in the North can fly from Manchester with Air France and KLM.
“Infectious disease is one of the few genuine adventures left in the world. The dragons are all dead and the lance grows rusty in the chimney corner… About the only sporting proposition that remains unimpaired by the relentless domestication of a once free-living human species is the war against those ferocious little fellow creatures, which lurk in dark corners and stalk us in the bodies of rats, mice and all kinds of domestic animals; which fly and crawl with the insects, and waylay us in our food and drink and even in our love.”
Ebola is one of the most lethal viruses that infects primates. It has a mortality rate that ranges from 53-88%. It is endemic to Africa and to the Philippines. Due to its highly pathogenic nature, scientific research conducted on Ebola must be conducted in a Biosafety Level 4 laboratory (AIDS/HIV is a Biosafetly Level 2 virus). The constraint on scientific research that its nature has dictated has resulted in many significant gaps in what is known about it, and even larger gaps in what has been published about it. Its highly pathogenic nature has also resulted in a notable amount of misinformation that has been published.
Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) is one of the most virulent viral diseases known to humankind, causing death in 50-90% of all clinically ill cases. Several different species of Ebola virus have been identified. The Ebola virus is transmitted by direct contact with the blood, body fluids and tissues of infected persons.Transmission of the Ebola virus has also occurred by handling ill or dead infected chimpanzees.
Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF) is a severe, often-fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees) that has appeared sporadically since its initial recognition in 1976. The disease is caused by infection with Ebola virus, named after a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) in Africa, where it was first recognized. The virus is one of two members of a family of RNA viruses called the Filoviridae. There are four identified subtypes of Ebola virus. Three of the four have caused disease in humans: Ebola-Zaire, Ebola-Sudan, and Ebola-Ivory Coast. The fourth, Ebola-Reston, has caused disease in nonhuman primates, but not in humans.
People infected with Ebola virus have sudden fever, weakness, muscle pain, headache, and sore throat, followed by vomiting, diarrhea, rash, limited kidney and liver functions, and both internal and external bleeding. Death rates range from 50% to 90%. Ebola virus can be spread from person to person through sexual contact. Persons who have recuperated from an illness caused by Ebola virus can still have the virus in their genital secretions for a short time after recovery and can spread the virus through sexual activity.
Specialized laboratory tests on blood specimens detect specific antigens and/or genes of the virus. Antibodies to the virus can be detected, and the virus can be isolated in cell culture. Tests on samples present an extreme biohazard risk and are only conducted under maximum biological containment conditions. New developments in diagnostic techniques include non-invasive methods of diagnosis (testing saliva and urine samples) and testing inactivated samples to provide rapid laboratory diagnosis to support case management during outbreak control activities.
. The difference in the DPS is marginal really, but to each their own.